Previous Research

Previous Research

BRANZ has had an active presence in weathertightness since the mid-1980s. This work intensified in 2003 in the form of a FRST (now MSI) funded programme in response to the leaky building
problem. That programme focused on understanding the basic physics occurring in New Zealand walls - WAVE looks to build on this knowledge to provide a wider range of weathertight solutions. You can
watch a video about some of the challenges we overcame in the previous programme here.

You can click on the document below to read about some of the previous research.